Under the leadership of two attendants, King Loufan cautiously crossed the steps and entered the main hall. Then, perhaps because he was too nervous, he did not follow the reminders of the attendants, but made his own decision. After entering the main hall,
, immediately knelt down on the ground and bowed: "Chief Beidi bowed his head and bowed a hundred times to greet His Majesty..."
Liu Che sat on the high throne, looking down from a high position, staring at the King of Lou Fan who was so nervous as soon as he entered the door that he forgot the rules and kowtowed directly at the door of the steps.
A sneer appeared on Liu Che's lips.
In fact, the performance of this Lou Fan Wang seems ridiculous.
But in fact, who knows whether he behaved this way on purpose?
Don't think that barbarians and barbarians all have well-developed limbs and simple minds.
There was Maodun before me, my superior, who made three generations of emperors of the Han family suffer.
Later, there were Yin Zhixie and Wu Wei, who were able to turn the tide in the wave of national subjugation and save the lives of the Xiongnu.
Even in the history of later generations, there are endless heroes and ninjas on the grassland.
In particular, An Lushan, who destroyed and ruined the prosperous age of the Tang Dynasty, remains fresh in Liu Che's memory.
As the saying goes, knowing people, knowing faces, but not knowing hearts.
Therefore, it is better to listen to his words than to watch his actions.
Liu Che stood up, holding the Emperor's Sword, and the beads on his forehead clattered.
"King Loufan, since he is your subject to me, you can call me a minister!" Liu Che said, "Come here and give King Loufan a seat!"
"No!" Da Honglu Gongsun Kunxie bowed respectfully, and then ordered someone to bring a seat, and invited King Lou Fan to the left side of the hall, where he knelt down and sat down.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, Gongsun Kunxie quietly said to Wang Loufan: "Since the king has already paid homage to the emperor, why don't you immediately offer your loyalty?"
King Lou Fan was stunned for a moment, and then he immediately came to his senses. He quickly took out the royal seal, ring hammer and riding whip that he had prepared a long time ago. Holding these things in his hands, he knelt down in the hall and worshiped: "I am a barbarian. Fortunately, Your Majesty is not here."
I am willing to give you the royal seal of the King of Loufan, the sound of the hammer, the horse whip, and the more than 9,700 riders on Loufan to serve as His Majesty's eagles, dogs, and minions..."
Liu Che nodded and asked the eunuch's men to go downstairs to collect the things the king had offered.
This is of course an inevitable procedure.
The so-called names and tools cannot be faked.
This King of Loufan was once appointed by the Xiongnu Chanyu to become the leader of Loufan.
His royal seal, ringing dynasty and riding whip were all given by the Xiongnu Chanyu.
Now that he has surrendered to the Han Dynasty, how can he continue to use these things given by the Huns?
Of course, Liu Che was asked to give him a new set of artifacts of power, which would become the symbol of the Loufan tribe and the eagle dog of the Han family.
"Since you have surrendered to me, I will order you to serve as Loufan!" Liu Che said: "I will grant you 2,100 households in the city, and the cavalry will be organized into the Zhechong Army. I will use you as the Zhechong Captain, and I will still be the president of the entire army.
Up and down, be my wings..."
King Lou Fan was overjoyed when he heard this and immediately said, "I will die to thank Your Majesty!"
In fact, he was already prepared in his heart.
It is impossible for Emperor Liu to still let him retain the title of king.
It is a great blessing to be given a noble title.
Can't ask for more!
The Emperor of China still allowed him to command his cavalry. This was a real surprise.
He originally thought that even if his troops could be retained, they would probably be dispersed. It would be good to be able to command two to three thousand people.
Is it possible to imagine that I can continue to command the cavalry?
China is not the only one who knows that political power comes from the barrel of a gun.
The grassland tribes know better that the master appears on horseback.
The cavalry is the foundation of everything.
Liu Che sneered in his heart.
Originally, Liu Che had thought of dismantling Lou Fanren and dividing them into several tribes of princes that did not belong to each other.
This is also the successful experience of Emperor Wu.
Historically, Emperor Wu divided the surrendered Xiongnu tribes into several princes and commanders of different sizes.
On the one hand, it makes them unable to unite and their strength is greatly reduced; on the other hand, it allows them to give full play to their enthusiasm for surrendering.
Think about it, some nobles who used to be just Zuo Dadu Lieutenant or Dudu, Guduhou, etc., all of a sudden, separated many tribes from their former masters and became Han Dynasty ranks just like their masters.
Hou.
Then they will definitely not listen to their former master.
No one would want to live under someone else's roof.
Who wouldn't want to be a boss given the chance?
This was also Liu Bang's old trick back then. Liu Bang relied on this trick to set up his younger brothers to fight for power with his bosses, and to dismantle the huge Yue rebel force in the late Qin Dynasty's rebel army into parts.
The once huge Yue force collapsed and turned into four mutually hostile kingdoms.
As a result, the Yue people lost their common master and became headless flies.
But after careful consideration, Liu Che decided to give up this successful policy for the time being.
This is both a practical consideration.
Liu Che needed a sign, a sign for the Xiongnu, and spent thousands of gold to buy horse bones.
Afterwards, he treated King Loufan favorably and told the other Xiongnu tribes: When I come to fight, those who surrender will be heavily rewarded, and those who resist will have their entire families killed!
At the same time, I also had the idea of doing experiments.
Liu Che wanted to see whether the nomadic people could complement the agricultural people economically.
Engage in a nomadic settlement plan similar to that of later generations.
Let them no longer live in pursuit of water and grass, but rather, graze and live in designated places.
Then, the cattle, sheep, horses and various furs produced by their grazing were exchanged for food supplies.
This is important!
Once this experiment is proven successful.
Then, in the future, Liu Che can promote it in Hetao, Hexi, and even the entire prairie.
In conjunction with the transformation of their beliefs and the system similar to the Eight Banners, an attempt was made to tame the prairie wolf.
To be reasonable, as long as it can be proved that nomadic people can settle down in a certain place, rely on grazing in spring and summer, and save money in autumn and winter, so that they no longer live in pursuit of water and grass.
Then, they are no longer a threat.
Think about it, in the past, the biggest advantage of the nomads on the grasslands over the Central Plains dynasty was not that they were cavalry.
In fact, after the rise of the Chinese dynasty, the entire grassland was defeated by cavalry and infantry, not once or twice.
But the problem with grasslands is that it is easy to defeat them, but difficult to control them.
The difficulty lies in the fact that people have no fixed residence, and the Central Plains dynasty is basically unable to monitor their behavior.
And once they settle down.
Cities will be formed, villages will be formed, and gathering points will be formed.
Just like later generations in China, they became provinces, cities and counties.
Are nomadic peoples who live a settled life still in danger?
The answer is no more!
As long as they settled down, they would be ruled by Chinese dynasties.
Liu Che could appoint officials, build pavilions, and even build straight roads.
In this way, within ten years, the nomadic tribes in the settlements will become Chinese.
There is no other reason. First, after settling down, they can be brainwashed and propagandized to turn the low-level herdsmen into Chinese people, so that they can switch from being loyal to their masters to being loyal to the Han Dynasty.
They used to have to bear extremely heavy burdens, and they even had no property except the food given by their masters every day.
But now, Liu Che generously allows them to have their own property and even personal freedom.
In this way, the lower-level herdsmen will not have the desire to rebel.
To be honest, all nations around the world are like this.
As long as they can survive, who is willing to go to war and fight to the death with others?
As for those nobles, they will also receive a better life, environment and treatment than before.
Relying on grazing, watching the sky makes a miserable living.
Where is the pleasure of sitting on the ground, exploiting and taking a commission?
Just like Yi Ren now, wouldn't Canghaijun Jin Xin be unwilling to go back to the past even to death?
Hasn't he now become a die-hard Zhuxia nationalist whose mantra every day is: I am the descendant of the Qingyang family, and I am born into a noble family!
This guy doesn't even pay attention to Han Wang Zizhun.
The reason why Yiren is so honest.
Liu Che knew very well that it was not at all what the minister's memorial said: "Your Majesty's great favors benefit the common people, Lord Canghai bows to you with gratitude, and you are virtuous and obedient".
The truth lies at one's feet, an almost inexhaustible treasure trove.
Every summer, the migration of salmon creates countless economic effects.
In the past, the Hao people were starving because they could only fish with their bare hands using simple tools.
But after the Han army came, they used seines and trawls to teach salmon how to fish.
Last year, the catch was as high as 200,000 stones.
The figure converted to future generations is close to 5,000 tons of fresh fish.
Even if most of them are dried into dried fish, the leftovers and leftover fish catch can be paid as wages to the people who help dry the fish, which is enough to keep them fed and drunk.
What's more, the gold rush in Huaihua has promoted local economic development and economic exchanges with mainland China.
A large amount of wealth poured in and out instantly.
The arrogant nobleman is an idiot. He can live a well-off life just by sitting on the ground and collecting money.
The life of any small nobleman may be more enjoyable now than the life of Jin Xin, the co-owner of Yi Ren.
These guys are like the coal bosses who got rich in later generations. They are intoxicated all day long. How can they think about other things?
As for the lower-class Yiren, on the one hand, they can at least have a full stomach now, and those with daughters have basically found a Han son-in-law. They live a very comfortable life, and they don't think about other things.
As for other families without daughters or Han son-in-law, as long as they are not lazy, they can basically find something to do.
The local employment rate is not 100%, but 200%!
Even Japanese slaves can find jobs!
Even Japanese slaves can be in short supply!
So, back then, Shang Tang offered sacrifices to heaven, prayed to God, and admonished future generations: poverty all over the world will lead to eternal prosperity.
It is indeed a wise saying.
No matter who he is, even the black uncle, as long as he is full, he will not cause trouble.
However, Liu Che knew that Yi Ren was just a special case.
Who told people that this place is rich in products, yet it is vast and sparsely populated!
But it's different on the grassland.
Apart from livestock and green grass, there is little paradise in the vast prairie.
Even the Shan Yuting of the Xiongnu needs to follow the rain throughout the seasons, let alone the days of other tribes.
History told Liu Che that when grassland tribes invaded the south, except for a few times, most of the time, it was because they were hit by disasters and could no longer survive, so they attacked and merged with each other, and then an overlord was born, who would then lead them.
Plunder like locusts.
However, once they settle down, the speed at which they deteriorate and their combat effectiveness declines must be jaw-dropping.
And want to let the nomads settle down.
Liu Che had to solve two problems.
The first is the issue of feed sources for their livestock.
Liu Che can solve this problem by building a large number of green storage cellars and developing alfalfa cultivation.
If that doesn't work, the best thing to do is expand the territory of the tribe.
Anyway, the grassland is so big that there is enough living space to accommodate a population of only a few million people.
Anyway, within a hundred years, judging from the vast space of the prairie, it will be enough to accommodate these people and their descendants.
As for a hundred years from now?
China should already be able to see steam engines roaring and armor rolling.
At that time, the grassland peoples could never threaten Chinese civilization.
But another problem requires practice and exploration to solve.
That is, their life problems.
The livestock that people raise must be sold to generate income.
People can't survive on just eating dairy products.
Without vitamins, without the intake of trace elements and other nutrients, they take pills sooner or later.
However, Liu Che is not a Virgin, let alone a saint.
China's businessmen and ruling class are even more terrifying.
You're a bastard who doesn't make money.
As long as you can make money, let alone cheating and selling fake medicines, you won't even blink an eye.
What's more, Liu Che is ready to slowly unleash the monster of capitalism.
And this monster wants to eat people!
In fact, the nomadic people on the grassland were the first snack Liu Che prepared for this monster, and the main meal was the hardworking, brave and kind people of the third brother's family.
Liu Che hoped that the monster would not harm his country and people after it was full.
Then use the deaths of 10 million or more people to allow this monster to grow to the stage of wearing a tie.
But that's for later.
It even happened after Liu Che's death.
Now, especially in the last twenty or thirty years, Liu Che needs to give people a taste of the sweetness.
Whether they are the aristocrats of the grasslands or China, they must taste the sweetness of this process and then automatically and consciously become members of the emerging bourgeoisie.
Only in this way can the sprout of capitalism truly take root in China!
Anyway, Liu Che could not imagine that a capitalism that was not integrated with the powerful and widely recognized could take root in China.
On the contrary, as long as it can be combined with the interests of the powerful and powerful, it can gain widespread support and form a brand new interest class.
Then, the germination and vigorous growth of capitalism is something that you almost don’t need to think about!
Just like hundreds of years ago, at the turn of the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, when the local landlord class emerged and gained support from the nobles and royal families of various countries.
Zhou rites, Zhou system, Jingtian system and slavery were all swept away into the garbage heap of history.
In order to develop and strengthen themselves, the Legalists even shouted the slogan "There is no hierarchy in punishment", while the Huang-Lao School also invented the ideas of "governing by doing nothing" and "no correction if the law prohibits it".
It is precisely because Liu Che saw the historical evolution of the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, and also saw the historical development process of later generations, especially the rise of the era called Tu Dynasty.
